Russel Sterner
Feb 1, 2015
Russel Harry Sterner, Jr., 88, died February 1, 2015 in his Ontelaunee Township residence.
He was the husband of LaRue Mae (Foltz) Sterner, whom he married September 29, 1952.
Born Nov. 2, 1926 in Reading, he was a son of the late Russel Harry, Sr. and Emma M. Sterner.
Russel was a graduate of Muhlenberg High School.
He was employed as a roll grinder...
Scott F. Haage
Feb 1, 2015
Scott F. Haage, 64, died February 1, 2015, in his Kenhorst residence.
He was the husband of Betty M. (Berg) Haage. They were married on October 22, 1983.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late James F. and Cora (Burdick) Haage.
He was a graduate of Wilson High School class of 1968 and attended Reading Business Institute.
Scott was employed as...
Marvin James Stinley
Feb 1, 2015
Marvin James "Jim" Stinley, 66, died February 1, 2015 in his home on Main Street, Oley, PA.
He was the loving husband of Eileen G. (Haney) Stinley, whom he married April 11, 1981.
Born in Sassamansville, Montgomery County on March 30, 1948, he was a son of the late Marvin and Margaret (Detweiler) Stinley.
Jim was a 1966 graduate of Boyertown High School...
Mary Branford
Jan 31, 2015
Mary (Spradley) Branford, 74, died January 31, 2015, in her Reading residence.
She was the widow of John Edward Branford, Jr.
Born in Cheneyville, LA, she was the daughter of the late Phillip, Sr., and Bulah (Watson) Spradley.
She was employed as a seamstress for Berkshire Knitting Mills and Gloray Knitting Mills.
Mary was a member of New First Baptist Church, Birdsboro and an...
Margaret Ann Swartz
Jan 31, 2015
Margaret Ann (Lynch) Swartz, 83, of Muhlenberg Township, passed away January 31, 2015 in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
She was the wife of Earl Leroy Swartz, whom she married 62 years ago on November 15, 1952.
Born October 29, 1931 in Hartford, CT, she was a daughter of the late Edmund and Alice (Murphy) Lynch.
Margaret was a 1949 graduate of...
Johnny M. Branford
Jan 31, 2015
Johnny M. Branford, 52, died January 31, 2015, in his Reading residence.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late John Edward Branford, Jr. and Mary (Spradley) Branford.
He attended Lorane Elementry School, St. Peter's Elementary School and Holy Name High School where he loved playing basketball.
Johnny was one of the first D. J.'s in the Reading area starting in...
William Edwin Nye
Jan 31, 2015
William E. Nye, 77, of Muhlenberg Township., died January 31, 2015 in the Reading Hospital.
He was the husband of Joan (White) Nye and they were married for 57 years.
Born July 18, 1937 he was the son of the late Edwin F. & Mabel D. (Williams) Nye.
William was a 1955 graduate of Reading High School and attended Wyomissing Poly-technical Institute (a...
Joseph Richard Bolger
Jan 30, 2015
Joseph Richard "Dick" Bolger, 96, of Palatine, IL, formerly of Merrick, NY, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, January 30, 2015. Born July 4, 1918, in Martinsburg, PA, to the late Anna (nee Bridenbaugh) and William Harold Bolger, he married the late Kathleen (nee Garis) Bolger of Reading, PA on June 19, 1954. A WWII veteran, he served in...
Virginia Sarah Weaver
Jan 30, 2015
Virginia Sarah Weaver, 91, passed away January 30, 2015 in her Temple residence surrounded by her loving family.
Her husband, Robert George Weaver, died December 11, 1957. They were married January 27, 1944.
Born May 27, 1923 in Pottsville, she was a daughter of the late Frederick Jeremiah Albert and Prudence Helen (Moyer) Bowman.
She was a 1941 graduate of Muhlenberg High School.
Virginia...
Carey Beth Kohl Kline
Jan 30, 2015
Carey Beth Kohl Kline, 30, of Sinking Spring, died January 30, 2015, in Reading Hospital.
She was the wife of Robert Kline.
Born in West Reading, she was the daughter of William S. Mohn, Reading and Tracey Kohl, West Reading.
She was last employed as a medical receptionist.
Carey is also survived by her children Michela Sierra Kohl, Joel Ray Kline and Robert Lee...
Mary Jane Graul
Jan 30, 2015
Mary Jane Graul, 81, formerly of Reading, died January 30, 2015 at Hearthstone at Maidencreek.
She was the widow of Robert Lee Graul, Sr., who died June 24, 2008.
Born November 15, 1933 in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Kermit F. and Brigida (Manzalillo) Schwartz.
Mary Jane was a 1951 graduate of Reading High School.
She served as the head of...
Maryann Elizabeth Stauffer
Jan 29, 2015
MaryAnn Elizabeth (Blew) Stauffer, 60, died January 29, 2015 in her Amity Township residence.
She was the wife of Paul Lutz Stauffer, Sr., who died June 16, 2013.
Born in Reading, PA on February 6, 1954, she was a daughter of the late Earl Leon Blew and Loretta Angeline (Essig) Blew.
MaryAnn was a 1973 graduate of Oley Valley High School.
She is survived...
Kenneth Raymond Lebo
Jan 29, 2015
Kenneth Raymond Lebo, 81, of Reading, passed away January 29, 2015 at Mifflin Court, Cumru Township, surrounded by his loving family.
Born September 22, 1933 in Reading, he was a son of the late Harold Lebo and Kathryn (Huller) Straub.
He was a graduate of Reading High School.
Ken was employed at GPU Energy, now MetEd, retiring in 1993.
He was a U.S. Air...
Hazel Stella Groff
Jan 28, 2015
Hazel Stella (Bossler) Groff, 83, of Temple, died January 28, 2015 in the Laurel Center, Tilden Township.
She was the widow of Gerald Dale Groff, who died November 3, 1967.
Hazel was for in Reading, PA on October 24, 1931, she was a daughter of the late Charles I. and Anne L. Bossler.
She was a 1948 graduate of Muhlenberg High School.
Hazel was...
Victor Gonzalez
Jan 27, 2015
Victor Gonzalez, 80, of Laureldale, died January 27, 2015 in Berks Heim, Bern Township.
He was the husband of the late Adelina Cruz, who died May 2, 1997.
Born May 8, 1934 in Isabela, Puerto Rico, he was a son of the late Servearino and Maria (Torres) Gonzalez.
Victor was employed as a bus driver with Manhattan Transit for 20 years, retiring in...
Suzanne Elizabeth Pizzuto
Jan 27, 2015
Suzanne Elizabeth (Weadon) Pizzuto, 35, of Muhlenberg Township, died January 27, 2015 in St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township.
She was the wife of Stephen Michael Pizzuto, whom she married July 17, 2010.
Born August 30, 1979 in Santa Clara, CA, she was a daughter of William J., husband of Carole Weadon of Macungie and Linda S. (Mulligan), wife of Frederick Smith...
Benjamin H. O'Neill
Jan 26, 2015
Benjamin H. O'Neill, 84, died January 26, 2015 in Berks Heim.
He was the widower of Joan L. (Heins) O'Neill.
Born in West Lawn, he was the son of the late Elmer and Hanna (White) O'Neill.
Benjamin graduated West Reading High School in 1949 as the Senior class president. He excelled in swimming and football and was selected for the All Conference Football...
Lincoln Theodore Bingaman
Jan 26, 2015
Lincoln Thoedore Bingaman, 81, of Rockland Township, died January 26, 2015 in Lehigh Valley Hospital – Cedar Crest, Allentown.
He was the husband of Mary Lee (Hartline) Bingaman, whom he married November 8, 1958.
Born December 15, 1933 in Exeter, he was a son of the late Charles Fick and Eva Alberta (Snyder) Bingaman.
Lincoln was employed as a brick layer with Stanley...
Joseph Walter Gromis
Jan 25, 2015
Joseph Walter Gromis, 57, of Reading, passed away Sunday, January 25, 2015 in the Reading Hospital.
Born on August 6, 1957, in West Reading, he was the son of the late Walter J. and Mary M. (Shomper) Gromis.
Joe's gentle and charismatic nature drew people into his world and helped them understand Down Syndrome as just a circumstance of his life, not...
William Perrella
Jan 24, 2015
William Perrella, 93, died January 24, 2015 in St. Joseph Hospital.
Born in Reading on July 20, 1921, he was a son of the late Nicola and Filomena (Prioriello) Perrella.
William emigrated to Italy in 1927 at the age of 6. He grew up in Boiano, Italy, raised by his aunt, Angelina Prioriello, after the death of his mother.
He graduated from Magistrali...